Austin Trip

We had a great time on our whirlwind trip to Austin, TX. There were good friends, a baptism, a 1st birthday, a half-marathon and lots of barbecue involved.


Andrew enjoyed the bird's eye view of Texas.


Daddy's turn to hold the boy


"What do you mean you don't serve a meal on the 4-hour plane ride to Austin?"


Megan is Godmother to Wendy and Pat's son, Luke Ryan.


The Baptism: Megan, Wendy, Luke, Pat and Godfather Dan, Pat's brother.


The Quinns and the Kretzings


Maggie Stewart turned 1 year old on January 30th. Happy Birthday, MGS!


The party-goers: a very, VERY young and hip crowd


Dad and son are pooped from the weekend's events.


"Austin, the Runner Babies Capital of the World"
top: Heather & Campbell, Liz, Megan & Andrew, Shelly & Ellie
bottom: Lily & Ella (Heather's girls), Owen & Ava (Liz's children), Marta (Shelly's other daughter)


As Blake gives him the Salt Lick pointer of "Don't fill up on the side dishes", Andrew chews on a leather handbag strap to get his gums in meat-eating ready form. Sorry, Nicole.


"Uncle" Jack makes the same funny face as Andrew.


Dad-to-be Chip (baby due July 2007) practices his baby-handling skills.


No photos were taken at the Capitol or by Stevie Ray or near Lake Travis, but we made sure to take one at the Salt Lick.


We had a great time catching up with the Fergusons: Chris, Sarah and Ryan.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

We've only been gone from Austin for 8 months and look what we missed.


Heather's bun (Campbell) is out of the oven.


Wendy's bun (Luke) is done too.


March 2006 and Jan 2007: Jen, Maggie, Megan and Andrew


May 2006 and Jan 2007: March mommies with their babies (Shelly with her daughter Ellie)

Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's....70???

Bob Brunner turned 70 years old on January 16, 2007. Happy birthday, Dad/Grandpa!


This video was created by our brother Bob(by) Brunner, Jr. for Dad's 70th birthday. It features: Dad's parents; older brother Bill; fraternal twin Bernie; wife Mila and their children Christine, Bobby and Megan; grandsons Scott, Jon and Andrew; and other family members. Great work, Bobby!



Dad and his kids

Up, Up and Away

Working without a net and with only Mom's overly-cautious hand at the ready, Andrew makes his first attempt at climbing the stairs.

Finally! Snow that sticks!

It was late in arriving, but we finally had our first snowfall.


Backyard


Looking down the street


Those aren't Reggie or Kitty's paw prints, so we must have had an aimlessly wandering visitor last night.

2nd Living Room - Before and After

Our second "big project" is 90% complete. The wood floors will be completed in the next few months.

Loco-Motion

Over the past three weeks Andrew has perfected his crawl and has begun to pull up on everything.


This is the first night he pulled up in his crib.


And this is how we found him the next morning. His mattress has since been lowered, but he still manages to pull up. :-)


"Andruid"

Remodel - Round 2

Our next home projects are redoing the ceiling, walls and floor in the old dining room (and possibly turning it into a family room) and redoing the floors in the front living room/entryway.



Dining Room - before


Dining Room - new ceiling and new paint on the walls


Dining Room - ripping up the old carpet and tending to the wood floors beneath


The Motley Demo Crew


Living Room - clearing out all the furniture


You know what's more difficult than moving a baby grand piano? Nothin'.


Good strong work, Fellas!


Living Room / Entryway - removing the tile and backerboard


Living Room / Entryway - carpet and tile removed. Animals chillin'.


Living Room - all carpet removed

Misc. December

He's a cowboy, on a steel horse he rides...


Our little Schroeder


Andrew's Fireside Chat: A new Christmas tradition, perhaps?


Christmas Photo Shoot - Take 1


Christmas Photo Shoot - Take 2 (Our cats are so distracting.)


Enjoying one of his Christmas toys
(We video-recorded our first Christmas instead of taking regular photos. This is a still from the video.)